Tricked Into Flight

by Crystal Scherer

Desperate to keep her magic hidden, Katerina goes to great lengths to avoid dragons and mages. When she gets cornered by evil mages, her only chance at escape involves freeing a trapped dragon.
* * *
Katerina's biggest fear is that unscrupulous mages or dragons would discover her magic and use her as a living magical battery.
When she stumbles into a group of evil mages trying to magically enslave a dragon, she releases the dragon to act as a distraction, hoping he would attack the mages while she escaped.
But magic has rules, and when you free a dragon mage, it creates magedebt that they must repay, lest their magic fade.

Forced to travel together, Katerina struggles to hide her magic as she accompanies Rakota and his friends while they hunt down the Shadow Mages.

Rakota is one of many dragons who detest humans due to how many have tried to slay him, steal his treasure, or control him with magic. He has no desire for a rider, but when his childhood sweetheart shows up, she won't consider courtship unless he has one.

As if evil mages with ancient spells aren't enough, word comes from the coast that the nagas are planning to invade and wipe out the humans.

Goals and secrets clash as Katerina strives to keep her magic hidden, yet that very magic might be the key to stopping the war, and becoming Rakota's rider would give him the family he's always dreamed of.

But all magic has a price, and to become a rider, she'd have to forfeit her freedom.

(Can be read on Wattpad for free!)

Genres: Dragons, Fantasy

Unknown Binding

First published November 8, 2022

About the author

I am a writer with several published works and several free rough drafts.
Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, as well as free drafts on Wattpad, RoyalRoad, Inkitt, and several other platforms.

Reviews

[EmeraldDragon · Rating 4 out of 5]

After a string of books that left me disappointed and reluctant to read again, I needed a book by an author that I know is always enjoyable to me. Tricked Into Flight didn't disappoint. It was a nice balance between suspense and the cosy slice-of-life-esque feeling I'm used to from Crystal. I tore through the book in one day and am now creating spin-offs in my head to continue the good feelings.

[Alleen Ilse · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book! The suspense is awesome and I loved how it ended, really fitted the characters. Beautifully written.

[Milly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I suck at commitment but this book had me coming back to read it no matter how many times I was interrupted and left on a cliffhanger!

[DecadentDuck · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very sweet story with thoughtful characters, an unlikely partnership, and a reasonable amount of mischief. The unique take on magic and dragons left me wanting more stories from this world.

I highly recommend this book to any fantasy / dragon lovers.